Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Chevrolet S10 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
YES MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SAID SERVICE ENGINE SOON. SO I TOOK IT TO A MICHANIC AND HAD IT CHECKED AND IT CAME UP THE TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING ISSUES IS THERE ANYTHING OR HELP I CAN GET TO REPLACE IT? *TR
WHEN DRIVING AT 15-20 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE BROKE ABOUT 3-5 INCHES FROM THE TIRE. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING TRUCK,IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED,THEN WHEN VEHICLE GOT TO 50010 LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK BACK TO DEALER THEY FIXED IT AGAIN. NOW IT COMES ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN GOES BACK OFF.,THEN BACK ON AGAIN. SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED, AS WITH THE 3RD DOOR HANDLE ALSO. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARINGS WENT OUT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SEEMS THAT EITHER OF THE COMPONENTS MENTIONED SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED WITH THE MILEAGE AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS CAUSED BY A POORLY BUILT VEHICLE BY GENERAL MOTORS.MOST OF THE PROBLEMS BEGAN AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WHICH IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM.
CONSUMER WAS GOING 5MPH AND REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. VEHICLE CAME TO A SCREACHING HALT IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. DEALER FOUND A FACTORY FLAW HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN REAR END DIFFERENTIAL. INSIDE OF DIFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED, BUT WASN'T ABLE TO FIND STRESS POINT. THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT UP & DOWN THE LINE.*AK *SLC
LEFT OUTER DOOR SCRAPES FELL OFF. NLM
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND DRIVESHAFT BROKE, PUSHING VEHICLE UPWARD, ALMOST INTO AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. BUT CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE AT DEALER'S FOR NINE MONTHS, DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO FIXED IT.*AK
DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN TWO WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 68 MPH. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SPEEDOMETER WOULD DROP TO ZERO & THEN GO BACK TO 50. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE, AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON/TRANSMISSION STUCK IN ONE GEAR WHEN SHIFTING. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD PROBLEMS REPAIRED. ALL PROBLEMS WERE INTERMITTENT AND NOT READILY DUPLICATED. SINCE REPAIRS, THE PROBLEMS HAVE RETURNED.*AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
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